After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
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This Prehistoric Duck-Like Creature May Be The Earliest Modern Bird Ever Discovered
In 1992, a paleontologist unearthed the fossil of a prehistoric bird called "Vegavis iaai" in Antarctica and hypothesized that it was an early relative of today's ducks and geese. However, because the ...
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Our ancestors understood the sanctity of birds. Now, we must protect them
A towering red sandstone mesa loomed over it all. Birds always dotted the skies and the land, and my grandfather would point out which ones carried his prayers near, far, close to the ground, and up ...
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Our ancestors understood the sanctity of birds. Now, we must protect them
Deb Haaland: Learn from the past | Miyoko Chu: Desert birds at risk | Scott Weidensaul: Changes in migration | Clay Henderson: Bird count warnings | Rodney Siegel: The value of parks | Amy Davis ...
First bird to roam Earth after dinosaurs were killed by asteroid revealed and it’s a ...
THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The ...
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Antarctica's Ancient Bird Fossil Discovered as Oldest 'Modern' Avian Ancestor
Ancient bird Vegavis iaai, unearthed near Antarctica, holds the record as oldest lineage ancestor of all current birds. Fossil predates asteroid strike by three million years. Scientific community ...
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Our ancestors understood the sanctity of birds. Now, we must protect them
A towering red sandstone mesa loomed over it all. Birds always dotted the skies and the land, and my grandfather would point out which ones carried his prayers near, far, close to the ground ...